''Cerambyx'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...

(longhorn beetles). They are commonly known as capricorn beetles, as their strong, stout and curved

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e, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are reminiscent of the horns of an

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(''Capra ibex'') or " capricorn".

Species

European species within this genus include:Biolib
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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...

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Cerambyx dux ''Cerambyx'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). They are commonly known as capricorn beetles, as their strong, stout and curved antennae, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are reminiscent of the ho ...

'' ( Faldermann, 1837) *''

Cerambyx miles ''Cerambyx'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). They are commonly known as capricorn beetles, as their strong, stout and curved antennae, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are reminiscent of the ho ...

'' Bonelli, 1812 *''

Cerambyx nodulosus ''Cerambyx'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). They are commonly known as capricorn beetles, as their strong, stout and curved antennae, each segment of which flares towards the tip, are reminiscent of the ho ...

'' Germar, 1817 *''

Cerambyx scopolii ''Cerambyx scopolii'' is species of longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely lo ...

'' Füssli, 1775 *''

Cerambyx welensii ''Cerambyx welensii'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Cerambyx welensii centurio'' Czwalina, 1891 * ''Cerambyx welensii welensii'' Küster, 1846 Distribution This specie ...

'' ( Küster, 1846)

References

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* * Cerambycini Cerambycidae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cerambycini-stub